geoscience
noun
geo·sci·ence
ˌjē-ō-ˈsī-ən(t)s 
1
: the sciences (such as geology, geophysics, and geochemistry) dealing with the earth
2
: any of the geosciences compare earth science
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Harried by his demanding job, Kolawole didn’t do much research on programs, and ended up enrolling in a geoscience education master’s program at the University of Nebraska that offered him no scholarship money.
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Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 7 Nov. 2024
Among those slated for review include special education, philosophy, athletic training, environmental studies, art, music, social work, geoscience, engineering physics, women’s gender and sexuality studies, Africana studies, and multiple languages.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 6 Nov. 2024
By 1985, women earned 26 percent of geosciences undergraduate degrees and 24 percent of geosciences graduate degrees.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
In 2019, another geoscience society, the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), kicked off DDE, which has been funded almost entirely by the government of China’s Jiangsu province.
—Paul Voosen, science.org, 3 July 2024
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Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 7 Nov. 2024
Among those slated for review include special education, philosophy, athletic training, environmental studies, art, music, social work, geoscience, engineering physics, women’s gender and sexuality studies, Africana studies, and multiple languages.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 6 Nov. 2024
By 1985, women earned 26 percent of geosciences undergraduate degrees and 24 percent of geosciences graduate degrees.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
In 2019, another geoscience society, the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), kicked off DDE, which has been funded almost entirely by the government of China’s Jiangsu province.
—Paul Voosen, science.org, 3 July 2024
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“Geoscience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geoscience. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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geoscience
noun
geo·sci·ence
ˌjē-ō-ˈsī-ən(t)s
: the sciences (as geology or geophysics) dealing with the earth
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